Halfdan vs Hjalmar
Halfdan and Hjalmarcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2024, Halfdan was ranked #484 and Hjalmar #377 among boys in Norway.
Halfdan and Hjalmar over time
Halfdan and Hjalmar appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Hjalmar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Halfdan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hjalmar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Halfdan in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Halfdan and Hjalmar changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2024, ending at #484 and #377.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Halfdan #251 in 1952, Hjalmar #212 in 1951.
List by list
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 1946–2024
Halfdan held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Hjalmar in 14.
Highest recorded here: Halfdan #251 in 1952, Hjalmar #212 in 1951.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Halfdan #484, Hjalmar #377.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Halfdan | Hjalmar |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #484 (2024) | Norway · Boys #304 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Halfdan and Hjalmar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Halfdan
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #313 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2024
Highest recorded position: #251 among boys in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1946–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #484 among boys in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Boys
Hjalmar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #213 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #212 among boys in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #304 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys